Commonly sold vegetables within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Abuja were investigated for the prevalence of parasitic eggs. A total of 225 vegetable samples were collected and investigated for the presence of these parasites using standard methods, and quite a number of them were positive. Results obtained showed the parasitic infestation rates were 71.11%, 71.11%, 68.89%, 55.55% and 20% for water leaf, green, pumpkin, lettuce and carrot respectively. The parasites encountered included, hookworm (14.22%), Ascaris (9.78%), Enterobius (7.11%), Entamoeba histolytica (7.11%), Trichuris (6.22%), Strongyloides (5.33%), Giardia (4%) and Taenia (3.56%). Out of the three markets, Nyanya market had the highest incidence of parasitic eggs. With regards to this study, the importance of vegetables in the transmission of intestinal parasites is stressed.
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Title……………………………………………………………….
Declaration………………………………………………………… ii
Certification………………………………………………………... iii
Dedication…………………………………………………………. iv
Acknowledgements………………………………………………... v
Abstract…………………………………………………………….. vi
Table of contents…………………………………………………… vii
List of tables……………………………………………………….. xi
List of figures……………………………………………………… xii
List of Appendices………………………………………………… xiii
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………….. 1
1.1 Statement of problems……………………………………….. 3
1.2 Scope and limitations………………………………………… 4
1.3 Justification………………………………………………….. 4
1.4 Aim and objectives…………………………………………… 5
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………… 6
2.1 Parasitic presence on vegetables……………………………… 7
Adegbe, B.
(2018). Prevalence of Parasitic Eggs in Freshly Consumed Vegetables Commercially Traded in Selected Markets within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Abuja. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/main-work
MLA 8th
Adegbe, Blessing
"Prevalence of Parasitic Eggs in Freshly Consumed Vegetables Commercially Traded in Selected Markets within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Abuja" Afribary. Afribary, 08 Nov. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/main-work. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
MLA7
Adegbe, Blessing
. "Prevalence of Parasitic Eggs in Freshly Consumed Vegetables Commercially Traded in Selected Markets within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Abuja". Afribary, Afribary, 08 Nov. 2018. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/main-work >.
Chicago
Adegbe, Blessing
. "Prevalence of Parasitic Eggs in Freshly Consumed Vegetables Commercially Traded in Selected Markets within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Abuja" Afribary (2018). Accessed March 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/main-work
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